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Juvenile Shorebird Morphological Data Collected in Alaska and Canada

Data Download [47KB] | Metadata | AK Science Portal | Project Site | Date Range: 1978 - 2022

This dataset consists of shorebird chick measurements (wing, primary feather 10, diagonal tarsus, and bill length) and body mass for various shorebird species captured in Alaska and Canada during 1978-2022. Researchers with the U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center, and collaborators from many government agencies and research institutions have studied shorebirds at numerous sites across North America. This release includes over 2,000 observations relating to 17 shorebird species.

Author(s): U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center.; Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity Program.; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Program.

Suggested Citation:
U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center., Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Threatened, Endangered, and Diversity Program. and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Migratory Bird Program., 2022, Juvenile shorebird morphological data collected in Alaska and Canada (ver. 2.0, March 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9ZH3JNQ.

Version History:
First release: November 2022
Revised: March 2023 (ver. 2.0)

Referenced Publication(s):

Handel, C. M. 2002. Breeding ecology of the black turnstone: hedging bets in a variable subarctic environment. Dissertation, University of California, Davis, USA.

Ruthrauff, D. R. and B. J. McCaffery. 2005. Survival of western sandpiper broods on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska. The Condor 107:597-604. doi:10.1093/condor/107.3.597

Ruthrauff, D. R., V. P. Patil, J. W. Hupp, and D. H. Ward. 2021. Life-history attributes of Arctic-breeding birds drive uneven responses to environmental variability across different phases of the reproductive cycle. Ecology and Evolution 11(24):18514-18530. doi:10.1002/ece3.8448

Robinson, B. H., H. A. Coletti, L. M. Phillips, and A. N. Powell. 2018. Are prey remains accurate indicators of chick diet? A comparison of diet quantification techniques for Black Oystercatchers. Wader Study 125(1):20-32. doi:10.18194/ws.00105

Robinson, B. H., L. M. Phillips, and A. N. Powell. 2019. Energy intake rate influences survival of Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani broods. Marine Ornithology 47(2):277-283.

DataID: 528 | doi:10.5066/P9ZH3JNQ | Date Posted Online: 2022-11-02 | Last Updated: 2023-03-15 14:28:59

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